Harpswell Harbor and Waterfront Committee
Minutes:
November 21, 2006
MEETING MINUTES
HARBOR & WATERFRONT COMMITTEE, HARPSWELL, MAINE
November 21, 2006
Attending
Jim Hays, Harbormaster
Amy Haible, Selectman -
Absent
Committee Members:
Present: Burr Taylor, Peter
Darling, Len Duda, Bill Bartley
Absent: Bill Blood, Steve
Rowe, Toby Tobin
Activities
Meeting called to
order at 6:00 PM.
Len Duda has a
conflict with the Tuesday night meeting. We agreed to hold them
on Wednesday.
Agenda per Burr
Taylor: See agenda at the end of this report.
Minutes for 11/7/06
approved unanimously.
Harbormaster’s
report: Jim is getting responses to the registered letter sent
to about 70 Mackerel Cove mooring owners requesting that they
identify their moorings with their registration number.
Old Business
1. Progress report on
workshop committee to revise the ordinance. It will be completed and
voted on at the next meeting on December 6th.
New Business
1. Update the priority list:
a. Resident Fisherman. b. Resident Commercial Marine Enterprise. c.
Resident and/or Taxpayer Recreational. d. Non-resident Fisherman. e.
Non-resident Commercial Enterprise. f. Non-resident Recreational.
2. Appeals: Need to review
wording of Section 9 of the Proposed Draft for the March 9, 2002 Town
Meeting.
3. Floats: Pass
4. Registered in more than
one name / relationship: "A mooring shall be permitted only to the
registered owner(s) of the vessel listed on the permit." We will add to
the ordinance next week.
5. Transfer of mooring with
property sale: We will add to the Section 5.11.4 of the March 9, 2002
Draft.
6. Point of access: Passed
until next meeting. The issues are; parking, town landings, proof that a
point of access exists, and distance in miles.
7. Boat registration required
for mooring. Yes/no? Good idea. We had a discussion on what constitutes
a boat registration. State of Maine registration, a Coast Guard
Document, or Bill of Sale receipt.
8. Mooring use: We will add
to the ordinance. Boat, rental, pleasure, commercial, etc.
9. Can be handled on a case
by case basis. Does not need to be added to the ordinance.
10, 11, 12. We ran out of
time. We will complete at the next meeting.
Next Meeting (s)
Wednesday, December
6, December 20, 2006 at 6:00 PM, Harpswell Municipal Building.
Continuing discussion
of the Ordinance Rewrite, and Harbor Management Plans.
Continuing discussion
of Water Classification Plan Map: Review Special Anchorages,
Anchorages, and Harbors.
Adjournment
7:30 PM
Minutes will not be approved
by the committee until the next meeting.
Agenda 11/21/06
1. Review of Minutes 5 min
2. Changes to Agenda 2 min
3. Harbormaster's comments 5 - 10 min
Old Business
4. Report from workshop committee 2 min
5. Summary of revised ordinance changes summary sheet 2 min
New business (as far as we can get
1. Priority list(this will include determination of categories)
2. Appeals
3. Floats
4. Registered in more than one name/ relationship
5. Transfer of mooring with property sale.
6. Point of access. Owners property, deeded access, association member,
relatives property, friends property, town landing, etc.
7. Boat registration required for mooring. yes/no?
8. Requirement to state what the use for the mooring is to be: Boat,
float, rental, pleasure, commercial, etc
9. Mooring approved but not paid for first year and new application
submitted the following year. Does this allow the first year free
without penalty fee?
10. Guest / additional moorings for a riparian owner
11. Proof of liability insurance.
12. Comply with State and Federal statutes, rules, and regulations
It is our goal to not go back
to resolved issues until remaining issues are completed. If you would
like to make a comment or ask a question, please let the chair know and
we will catch it on the second run through.
Note that many in above list have been resolved or at least discussed.
Burr
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